However, after realising last week that since moving to Newcastle (the party capital of the UK) I have returned to my flat in the dark only twice I thought it might be about time to venture out.
So with the promise of very cheap cocktails and some
enthusiastic guests to entertain we decided to head out for a mini night on the
Toon to celebrate NE1's Cocktail Week.
I say mini as we managed three bars and were safely tucked
up in a restaurant by 8:15 pm but it's a start and has definitely made us
decide that we need to make more of an effort to see what the Newcastle
nightlife has to offer.
Following the success of Restaurant Week the
lovely folk at NE1 organised the first ever "Cocktail Week" with several bars around the city
offering a selection of their cocktails at £3, £5 or £7 for one week only.
We started our night in Tokyo, a lovely little bar with a
roof terrace, possibly a little chilly on this occasion but we braved it. The bar staff in Tokyo really know their
stuff, each cocktail was made with such care and so well presented and the drink
list feels quite sophisticated.
This was followed with the rather disappointing Blackie Boy, we
drank up quite fast and left. On the
plus side their cocktail menu was very cheap even without the offers of
Cocktail Week.
Our last bar was Florita's, which I have to say I loved the
second I walked into, it's an Hawaiian themed bar .. yes it's a bit
cheesy, but I was immediately at home
with the colourful cocktail menu and bright décor. Just take a look at all of the lovely cocktails they have on offer: COCKTAILS The
boys were very taken with their Zombie drinks, complete with novelty glasses
and I have my eye on several cocktails that I'd like to try in the future (just
as soon as they have pineapples back in stock!)
Roll on Restaurant Week!
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